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Infant Heart Transplant Controversy Continues
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1918 Flu Closings May Provide Lessons for Today
1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
40 Years of Heart Transplants
6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D
A Better Method of Kidney Storage
A Sweet Way to Shield Baby's Teeth
Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma
Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants
Airway Transplant Aided by Stem Cells a Medical First
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
Almost Half of Those Over 60 Die While Waiting for Kidney Transplant
Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Babies Come Packed With Natural Knowledge
Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars
Babies Spot Human Speech at 5 Months
Babies Who Eat Fish Lower Eczema Risk
Baby Names Prone to Boom-and-Bust Cycles
Baby's Sleep Position May Not Affect Severity of Head Flattening
Baby's Smile Lights Up Mom's Brain
Bacteria May Be Connected to Colic
Bacterial Infection May Boost SIDS Risk
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Bedroom Fan Cuts SIDS Risk by 72%
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?
Bottle-Feeding Moms Ignored
Breast Milk Molecule Gives Mom's Immunity to Baby
Breast-Fed Babies Have Fewer GI Infections
Breast-Fed Baby May Mean Better Behaved Child
Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys
Breast-Feeding Benefits Moms and Babies: Report
Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Breast-feeding OK for Most Moms with MS
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Calcium Supplements Cut Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy
Cancer Drug May Help With Kidney Transplants
Car Seats Can Limit Kids' Oxygen Supplies
Cars Are No Place for Kids to Be Alone
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
CDC Finds U.S. 30th in Infant Mortality
Chemical Used in Plastics May Affect Newborn Size
Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants
Childhood Constipation Carries a Big Price Tag
Children's Bath Products Contain Contaminants
Children's Belly Aches Don't Disappear With Antidepressant
Circumcision Rates Too Low
Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies
Consider Kids' Health on Tropical Trips
Cooling May Reduce Brain Lesions in Newborns
Cow's Milk Protein Could Help Save Preemies' Lives
C-Section Might Boost Baby's Asthma Risk
Day Care Boosts Kids' TV Time
Day Care May Not Shield Kids From Asthma, Allergies
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
Daytime Nap Has Benefits Beyond Rest for Kids
Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU
Depression, PTSD Common Among Lung Transplant Patient Caregivers
Do Preemies Benefit From High-Tech Measures?
Doctors Describe First U.S. Face Transplant
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Dopamine May Boost Odds of Transplant Success
Drug Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4
Drug Regimen Prevents AIDS Transmission Via Breast Milk
Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy
Dyslexia May Make It Tough to Tune Out School Noise
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Easy Baby or Fussy -- It May Be Out of Mom's Control
Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks
Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids
Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy
Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Before Birth Affects DNA
Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On
Eye Problems Increasing in Preemies
Face Transplant Patient Can Smell, Taste, Breathe Normally
Face Transplants Show Promising Results
Family Financial Status Affects Child-Care Injury Rates
Family Flu Shots Protect Babies Before Leaving Hospital
Family Issues Translate Into Sick Days at Work
FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women
FDA Rules How Much Melamine Is Too Much
FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids
Fetal Cells Detected in Mothers' Blood Years After Donor Egg Pregnancies
Fewer New Pounds in Pregnancy Best for Obese Moms
First U.S. Face Transplant Recipient Recounts Ordeal
First Vessel Graft Grown From Kidney Patients' Own Cells
Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby
Folic Acid Late in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Kids
For Organ Donation, Intent and Reality Don't Align
Formula Samples Hinder Breast-Feeding Efforts
Freeze-Dried Formula May Block HIV Virus in Breast Milk
Freezing Ovaries Preserves Fertility, Scientists Report
Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
Frequent Snoring in Pregnancy Could Signal Blood Sugar Trouble
Gender Matches Benefit Heart Transplants
Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Gene 'Fix' in Egg Prevents Inherited Diseases in Monkeys
Gene Mutation Linked to Fever-Induced Seizures
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease
Gene Plays Key Role in Clubfoot
Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation
Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope for Lung Fibrosis Patients
Grandparent Caregivers Cut Kids' Injury Risk in Half
Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults
Guard Against Swine Flu at Summer Camp
Guidelines Suggested for Heart-Kidney Transplants
Half of U.S. Kids Assaulted Each Year: Study
Hard Decisions for the Littlest Lives
Health Issues in Childhood Often Show Up in Adulthood
Health Tip: Choosing a Babysitter
Health Tip: Keep Baby's Nails Trimmed
Health Tip: Protecting Your Child at Day Care
Health Tip: Selecting a Baby Stroller
Health Tip: Signs of Problems at Daycare
Health Tip: Thinking About Organ Donation?
Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant
Heart Test Deemed OK Before Kidney Transplant
High Birth Weight Doubles Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hispanic Children More Likely to Have Hearing Loss
HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants
HIV Drugs Provide Breast-Fed Babies With Some Protection
Home Birth With Midwife As Safe As Hospital Birth: Study
Home Dialysis a Good Option for Kidney Disease Patients
Hope for Damaged Heart Muscle
Hospital Practices Influence Which Moms Will Breast-Feed
Immune Molecule Key to Preventing Organ Rejection
Improved Screening for Jaundice Can Protect Newborns
Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates
Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea
Infant Head-Flattening Linked to Ear Infections
Infanticide of 19th Century: Was It SIDS?
Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers
Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduces Mortality in Sick Kids
Interventions to Promote Breast-Feeding Succeed
Islet Cell Transplants Aid Type 1 Diabetics
It's Time for More Moms to Breast-Feed, U.S. Officials Say
Keep Safety in Mind While Cooling Off in the Water
Keeping Appointments Key to Keeping Vaccines on Track
Kidney Donor's Sex Could Affect Women's Outcomes
Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble
Kidney Trouble Short-Lived in Most Liver Transplant Patients
Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Cut Racial Disparities
Kidneys From Donors Older Than 70 Still Viable
Kids Kept Indoors Due to Poor Clothing Choices
Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk
Lack of Insurance Raises Abused Babies' Death Risk
Late Preterm Birth Poses Developmental Risks
Late Preterm Births Increasing in U.S.
Late-Life Fatherhood May Lower Child's Intelligence
Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk
Living Kidney Donation Chains May Help More Get Transplants
Low Birth Weight Tied to Rise in Infant Hemangiomas
Low-Fat Milk OK for Some Toddlers
Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Magnets in Kids' Toys Pose Broad Dangers
Many Americans Still Leery of Swine Flu Vaccine
Many Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study
Many Ob-Gyn Textbooks Lack Good Info on Breast-Feeding
Many Parents, Caregivers Lack Basic Child-Safety Information
Missing Gene Tied to Bone Marrow Transplant Problems
Mom's Low Cholesterol Tied to Preemie Births
Mom's Smoking May Lead to SIDS
Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby
Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health
Moms Who Breast-Feed Less Likely to Neglect Child
More 'Extreme' Preemies Surviving
More Single Women Are Having Babies
More Than 90,000 U.S. Infants Are Victims of Abuse or Neglect
Most Kidney Donors Lead Long, Healthy Lives
Mothers, Newborns at High Risk in Developing World
Mouse Study May Offer Better Diagnosis for Preeclampsia
MRSA Infections Spreading to Kids in Community
MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy
Music May Temper Pain in Preemies
National Children's Study Begins Recruiting
Needed: Blood Donations
Networking May Aid Blacks Who Need Kidney Transplant
New Criteria Could Expand Number of Liver Transplant Candidates
New Guidelines on Infant Stroke Released
New Insights Could Help Shield Babies From Diarrhea Bug
New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots
New System Improves Distribution of Donated Livers
New Test Identifies Heart Transplant Rejection
New Test May Help Kidney Transplant Patients
Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance
Newborns in Intensive Care Often Exposed to Pain
Non-Hospital Baby Abductions a New Concern
Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help 'Preemie' Girls' Brains
One-Third of Parents Lack Facts About Child Development
Organ Donation Policies Vary Among Children's Hospitals
Organ Donation: An Advancing Science Hindered by Supply Shortages
OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms
Paid Family Leave Program Goes Mostly Unused
Parents Often Choose ER for Routine Kids' Care
Pig Stem Cells Created
Preemies Exposed to Toxins in Liquid Meds
Preemies' Low Blood Pressure Linked to SIDS
Pregnant Mom's Flu Shot Protects Baby
Pregnant Women With Epilepsy Should Avoid Valproate
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
Preventive Antibiotics Help Some Kids Fend Off Urinary Infections
Prioritize Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Shot, Experts Say
Prolonged Use of Pacifier Linked to Speech Problems
Psychiatric Meds for Infants Linked to Later Behavior Problems
Racial Disparities Widespread in Kidney Patient Outcomes
Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity
Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations
Replacement Bladder Grown From Body's Own Cells
Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer
Respiratory Issues Linger for Smallest Babies
Risk to Baby Rises With Repeat C-Sections
Risks and Benefits of Egg Donation Reported
Sad Dads May Lead to Crying Infants
Screen All Newborns for Hip Dysplasia, Study Urges
Seizures, Not Epilepsy Itself, May Raise Birth Risks
Sepsis Therapy in Preemies Fails to Boost Survival
Shared Bed May Raise SIDS Risk
SIDS Linked to Brain Chemical Dysfunction
Single Kidney Transplant From Young, Deceased Donors Works Well
Smoking May Harm the Egg, Embryo
Some Imperfect Hearts OK for Transplant
Stem Cells May Offer Alternative to Lung Transplants
Stem Cells Repair Damaged Corneas in Mice
Steps Prior to Pregnancy Can Protect Baby
Strep B Seems to Trick Immune System
Study Links Pesticides to Birth Defects
Suckling Infant Triggers 'Trust' Hormone in Moms
Sunlight, Vitamin D May Cut Kids' Diabetes Risk
Supply of Key Children's Vaccine Almost Back to Normal
Swine Flu Shots Safe for People With Weak Immune Systems: Experts
Tainted China Formula Caused High Rate of Kidney Stones in Kids
Take the Sting Out of Your Child's Flu Shots
Talk
With
Kids, Not
At
Them
Teen Stress May Have Roots in First Three Years of Life
Think You Are Lead-Free? Check Your Soil
Timing May Matter in Organ Donation Decisions
Tiniest Babies Carry Biggest Costs
Tiny Batteries Can Cause Big Problems for Young Children
Toilet Training Goes High Tech
Too Little Vitamin D May Soften Baby's Skull
Toxins Make Halloween Face Paints Scary
Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids
Transplant May Treat Metabolic Disorders in Womb
Transplant Patients Should Be Monitored for Ear Infection
TV Interferes With Infants' Language Development
TV Watching Doesn't Fast-Track Baby's Skills
Two Preemie Treatments May Not Help
Tylenol May Weaken Effectiveness of Kids' Vaccines
U.S. Face Transplant Patient Is Reportedly Doing Fine
U.S. Health Officials Back Off Preference for New MMRV Vaccine
U.S. Ranks 29th in Infant Mortality
Undoing the 'Big Baby' Trend
Uninsured Likely Organ Donors, But Not Recipients
Unique Bone Marrow Transplant Said to Cure Sickle Cell
Very Small Head Size Could Signal Problems in Newborns
Vitamin D Deficiency Puts 40% of U.S. Infants and Toddlers At Risk
Vitamin D Supplementation Guidelines for Youngsters Doubled
Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the Line
Wear Sunscreen for Lifelong Benefits
What Moms Learned May Be Passed to Offspring
When Babies Die, Obstetricians Suffer, Too
Woman's Abdominal Organs Removed in Unique Cancer Surgery
Women More Likely Than Men to Reject Unattractive Babies